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Mount Gambier Italo Australian Club InterViews

From the President

Joe D'Agostino

Over the years as a member of the Board I have set-up various folders on the left hand panel of my email inbox, where, apart from the general Club information, I have separate folders for anything to do with Soccer and Bocce. This week I was proud to start a new folder for Basketball. Nathan Koopman not only is a valuable soccer player for Inter but he is proving to be a great Club person. He has taken it upon himself to form an Inter team made up of all senior soccer players and entered it into the local competition. And in a déjà vu kind of way has turned back the clock to days gone by when our predecessor Inter soccer players did the same thing. We congratulate him for an excellent initiative and wish the boys the best of luck for the season.

In a classic Inter way I was joined by many other Inter supporters (support apparently rarely seen at the basketball local competition) for their first game and they did us very proud, going down by 3 points only after 3 training runs. Love to see many others go out and support these guys flying the Club flag over the season. I was fortunate enough to attend the Mini-Roos presentation day and it was great to see all the enthusiastic young players proudly representing their Inter teams. The coaches and all involved, including the parents, should be commended on a great year. The Club’s future is in good hands. Unfortunately though, I wasn’t able to make the Club’s presentation night. Well done to all the sport committee and everyone who volunteered their services on that night, it all came together wonderfully and a great night was had by all; supporters and players. Congratulations to all the award recipients on

the night but most importantly congratulations to all the teams, their coaches, team managers and all concerned for a very successful year. Don’t forget to give your name to Mr Capriotti to participate in the President’s Bocce Cup next month. Remember this competition is the only one played with open rules so fun will be had by all. The catering has various functions coming up and the Ladies Catering and Bar staff welcome any help you can give so please volunteer some of your valuable time, it will make it easier on everyone. Don’t forget the movie on the 30th October which will be shown at the Club to raise funds for the Italian Earthquake Appeal, please join us for the movie and afternoon tea.

Catch you at the Club.

Joe D’Agostino

Did you know? From Gail Lewis IAC Annual General Meeting Our club Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday December 11th at the club. The Board consists of 11 elected members. Board members have a term of 2 years. This year the following Board members have fulfilled their 2 years and will need to renominate if they wish to continue for another 2 year term. They are: Joe D’Agostino, John Zaccardo, Teresa Bueti, Gino Margiotta, Peggy Moretti and Gail Lewis. Three of

these members will not be renominating.

Attached is a Board nomination form.

Forms are also available on our website

( www.iacmountgambier.com.au. –

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IdentityForms) and from the club bar.

The club secretary MUST receive them by last

mail November 6th.

The AGM agenda will be available mid

November.

The Board are seeking anyone who would be

interested in further creating and developing the

club website. Please contact any Board member

for more details as soon as possible

Thanks

Gail

IAC website www.iacmountgambier.com.au (A little reminder that we are working on the website). We are very pleased to have Rob Cevalis and Stephen McRobert who are commencing work on further developing our club website. The Board, Soccer committee and Social committee have all given feedback for Rob on what our website might include and what it could provide to/ for our club and beyond. Stay tuned for details. Thanks

Gail

Social

Teresa Bueti

The social and catering committee has catered for some big events in Sept/October. On the night of the statewide blackout we were getting ready to serve 230 people for Tenison’s Musical Futures. We were in total darkness, working with torches and phone lights, and I am proud to say that our committee members thought quickly, working hard to ensure that the event went ahead the night after, and everyone was happy with the service and food – so not all was lost but it was an experience we wouldn’t want to go through again! This month we have catered for two wakes, whilst it is sad, we were also honored to be chosen by the families to help them celebrate memories of their loved ones.

As we are heading towards the end of the year, there are two events that you cannot miss. On Sunday October 30th at 1:30pm we have an Italian Film (with English subtitles) and a scrumptious afternoon tea for you to enjoy, all for $10. The proceeds from this event will go towards the “Italian Earthquake Appeal”. The board is passionate about this event and hopes that we can raise a reasonable amount of money to go towards helping those in need. Please ring and book or collect a ticket from Teresa on 0417891811, numbers are required to help with catering. The next event is The Presidents Bocce Cup on Sunday November 20th. It will be a great day, come along and have some fun. Just ring Frank Capriotti to play in a team. If I don’t see you before, I will definitely see you all at the AGM on Sunday December 11th at 3pm. If you would like to become a Board Member and help the Club continue its successful journey, please nominate yourself. Regards from

Teresa Bueti

BASKETBALL The idea of “INTER” playing basketball in the

offseason came about quite early on in the year. A

few of the senior players, including myself had

discussed it way back in May. As a group we

began to brainstorm our ideas.

We didn't want to just show up on a Tuesday

night at the local basketball stadium, wearing

some made up team jersey and just have a goof

around. Those interested agreed early on that we

should wear our colours, seek sponsorship and as

soon as our soccer season ends our basketball

training would begin.

I wrote a letter to the sports committee with full

support of senior coach Tony D'Agostino and

senior captain Christian Cella seeking permission

to use the Inter colours, emblem and also to

promise that the players would represent the club

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in the same way we would on a Sunday at Casadio

Park. The committee happily obliged.

We then contacted Emu Sportswear who did our

proofing and printing of the jerseys. We gained

sponsorship through Marj D'Agostino from Royal

Copenhagen and also Tony Iannella from Gambier

Tile Centre. A big thank you to those two

businesses for their support.

Part of the reason I wanted to pursue this venture

was the strong IAC history with the local

basketball stadium and basketball community. My

Aunty's father Johnny Zanchetta would tell me

stories at family barbecues about the beginnings of

basketball in Mount Gambier. Members of the

Italian community, playing members of the police

force. I enjoyed the time I'd spend speaking with

Johnny and the topic fascinated me. It's partially

for this reason that I wanted us, as a team to wear

the black and blue

I think it's great that the International Soccer Club

can branch out into other sports in the community

and I don't think it will be the last.

A final thank you to all the supporters who

showed up Tuesday night for our first game. The

overwhelming numbers supporting us that night

really shows how great this club is.

Nathan Koopman

Team List:

1. James Brennan

3. Patrick Arratia

4. Nathan Koopman

5. Jordan Brennan

6. Ricky McRobert

7. Sam Bueti

8. Nick Morony

9. Christian Cella

10. Matt Bueti

11. Alex Sims

Soccer

Linda McRobert & Bert Dimuccio

SOCCER

MINI ROOS –

Coaches Bruno Vadori, Robert Vorwerk,

Vlad Gajic

Manager Elle Vorwerk

Coaches Award - Under 6 Ashlyn Cornolo Ashlyn Cornolo

Coaches Award - Under 6 Liam Bidese Liam Bidese

Coaches Award - Under 10 Jack Galloway Jack Galloway

Coaches Award- Under 8 Atutahi Jennings Atutahi Jennings

Coaches Award - Under 10 Declan Testoni Declan Testoni

Coaches Award - Under 6 Patrick Sigley Patrick Sigley

Coaches Award- Under 8 Nicholas Tedoro Nicholas Tedoro

UNDER 12

Coaches Travis McDonald

& Nick Morony

Manager – Lindy Michielan

Most Improved Matthew Godrik

Most Consistant Bae Versace

Team Player Charlie Facey

Coaches Award Seth Michielan

Runner-up B & F Brad Cowling, Mitchell Cornolo

Reece Cowling

B & F Kho Kho Htoo

UNDER 14 –

Coaches Remi Pace & Lars Gustavson.

Manager Naomi Tye

Most Improved Mitchell Govan

Most Consistant Josh Cornolo

Team Player Austin Rossi

Coaches Award Mitchell Tye

Tayne Williamson

Runner-up B & F Edward Evans

B & F Kaleb Gentile

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UNDER 17

Coaches Sam Bueti, Ricky McRobert, Alex Sims,

James Mann

Manager Melissa Nattrass

Most Improved Leon De Cesaris

Most Consistant Matthew Porter

Team Player Jesse Owen

Coaches Award Kelvin Nguyen

Justin Nattrass

Runner-up B & F Phillip Muzaliwa & Billy Owen

B & F Chris Fallas

RESERVES -Coaches Geoff O’Loughlin

& Tony D;Agostino

Manager Kylie Altorfer

Trainer Linda McRobert

Most Improved Nathan Koopman

Most Consistant Skay Pler

Team Player August Htoo

Coaches Award Jimmy Kipping

Jayden Renzi

Runner up B & F Nathan Koopman

B & F Brayden Nunan

SENIORS –

Coaches Tony D’Agostino & Geoff O’loughlin

Manager Angelo Macera

Trainer Linda McRobert

Most Improved Lachlan Charlton

Most Consistant Tom Weedon

Team Player Ricky McRobert

Coaches Award Dave Galloway

Mark Tiller

Runner-up B & F Alex Sims & Tom Weedon

B & F Christian Cella

Player of the Year Alex Sims

Junior Player of the Year Reece Cowling

Junior – Encouragement Billy Owen

Club Person of the Year James Mann

Linda McRobert Sports Director

I A C SPONSORS 2016 CLUB SPONSORS – PREMIUM

Versace Home Builders

CLUB SPONSORS – GOLD

Donovans Dairying Pty Ltd

Commercial Hotel

CLUB SPONSORS – SILVER

Caffe Belgiornos

Physio @ 1 Stop

SE Furnerals

Sinclair Wilson

CLUB SPONSORS – BRONZE

Cervus Equipment, Steeline Roofing, Michcon, South East Vets, Commodore on the Park, Miller Whan & John, Silver Birch, Gambier Tile Centre

CLUB SPONSORS – FENCE

Gambier Chemart, Eddies Furniture, Zema Estate, ASW Lawyers, Baggio Building, Chemist King, Joe D'Agostino & Associates, Grantville Court Fish Shop, Buick Tyrepower, Specsavers, Baxter Hire, Wilson Security, Sportscene, Dellorefice Master Painters, Viridian, Mogas Regional Pty Ltd, PFD Foodservices, Collins Court Butchers, Chris Williams Painting, Banks Thargo Wines, Hitech Leading Appliances

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JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SPONSORS

Versace Home Builders

ASW Lawyers

Niche Homes

Caffe Belgiornos

Joe D’Agostino & Associates

Michcon

Zobel Finance

Player Sponsors

James Brennan - Physio @ 1Stop

Bryce Smith - Mac Land Rover

Robert Mills - Shane & Amanda Mills

Ricky McRobert - Unike Homes

Sam Bueti - Iron Will Fitness

Lachie Charlton - Cafe Belgiorno's

Tom Weedon - Pebbles @ Robe

Christian Cella - Hype Dance

Brayden Nunan - Compton Business Centre

Brayden May - Steve's Painting

Nathan Koopman - South East Tinting

Travis McDonald - South Aussie Hotel

Mark Versace - Niche Homes

Justin Nattrass - Westvic Knife Grind

Cody Owen - Mount Gambier Chiropractic Centre

William Owen - First Care Medical Services

Jesse Owen – Dr Ben Atkins

Jason McDonald - MT Wheels

Christopher Fallas - MGA Insurance Brokers

Alex Sims - Hi-tech Leading Appliances

Dave Galloway – Royal Copenhagen Ice Creamery

Anthony Pham - Tony D'Agostino

Mathew Martin - Donut King

Skay Johnson- Gambier Tile Centre

Steve McRobert - Niche Homes

Nick Morony - Zambrero Mt Gambier

GeoffO’Loughlin—GOContracting

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IMPORTANT NEWS

The club following considerable discussion and review has decided reluctantly to cease the annual New Years Eve Dinner /Dance celebrations.

While we are saddened by this decision this however has been necessary due to a number of factors including our aging and reduced traditional member base and the significant cost and effort involved in running this event.

The club regrets this decision however like many other clubs faced with similar challenges this decision was unavoidable and reflects the reality of the current situation we are operating in.

InterViews

Newsletter of the Mount Gambier Italo Australian Club Inc, A of the

ABN 65 942 612 739

The Club would like to thank Tony Pasin, Member for Barker, for printing

Telephone: 08 8725 4560 (Club)

Post: PO Box 983, Mount Gambier SA 5290

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